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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1992
Masakazu Fukuchi, Hachioji, JP;
Shizuo Morita, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Haneda, Hachioji, JP;
Hisao Satoh, Hachioji, JP;
Tadayoshi Ikeda, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A color image forming machine such as a copier or a printer for producing a toner image, corresponding to an original image, on a recording sheet. The color image forming machine has a photoreceptor for forming the toner image on its surface; a transferrer for transferring the toner image from the photoreceptor to the recording sheet; and a fixer for fixing the toner image on the recording sheet. The fixer includes (1) an endless heat belt which is supported by a heat roller and a separation roller; and (2) an endless conveyance belt which is supported by a pressure roller and another separation roller; in which the endless heat belt and the endless conveyance belt are partially pressed together by the first pair which are inclined relative to one another, and the second pair so that a nip region is created between the first pair of rollers and the second pair of rollers. The endless heat belt and the endless conveyance belt have a glossy surface. The fixer conveys the recording sheet upwards in the apparatus when the fixer fixes the toner image on the recording sheet.